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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1900
Page
4
The text provides publication history for the Lowell Bly Souri er daily paper in Middle Sea county, noting establishment in 1826, becoming daily in 184% no Sundays or holidays, office Merrimack street, delivery 12 cents weekly 4 cents monthly, Courier-Citizen Company.
In Lowell the Courier asserts its lead as the city’s largest and most influential daily. The paper’s daily list of readers grows, reinforcing its dominant presence and reach in local markets.
Schedule notice for the Boston and Maine Railroad detailing trains between Lowell and Boston with stops at Middlesex Street Station.
The March 28 1900 Lowell Daily Courier notes Liberia’s entire navy lost with two gunboats worth 140000, questions expansion era governance, mocks navy for South African republics, and ponders a hats inspector paid 125 dollars monthly after civil service exams. It also cites coal trade shifts to New Orleans, Rev Dr Hillis leaving Chicago presbytery, President Eliot and Hall of Fame, a New York grand jury probe into Tammany, Third Avenue rail woes, and mining science bills and projected 2004 US mineral output.
The editorial discusses British losses in the South African war, urges caution about peace, and notes economic shifts as Europe leans on American coal, cotton, grain, and steel. It mentions Morgan and Vanderbilt railroad talks, the Boston and Albany lease, and a rising seal catch prompting debate on Canadian sealing practices.
Queen Victoria plans a third diary extracts publication titled Further Leaves of a Royal Diary to benefit Mansion House war fund. Subscriptions for Mrs Guy V Henry widow of General Henry total $5702.25, with notable donations from President McKinley and Senator Hanna. Admiral Dewey declined Atlanta invitation. Georgia delegation and mayor discuss the trip. England's veteran performer James Harwood dies at 83 after a long stage career starting with Ducreux at Astley's.
A collection of brief quotations from New York Mail and Express Washington Star and Ohio State Journal discuss Cecil Rhodes leaving for England and pursuing further battles, hoping to give Roberts Kitchener and others a chance to distinguish themselves, with commentary on timing and expectations.
From the New York Sun report, a Chatham lawyer seeks to prove the long-mhidden will of Lucinda Young who died in New Lebanon in 1882 at age one hundred. The document surfaced last week in a secret desk drawer once owned by Mrs. Jane Ann Wollison of this city. The piece notes public intrigue over hiding wills and the trouble such acts cause relatives.
A sympathetic officer assists a nameless woman pleading she was to marry today after her fiancé vanished with her $18. Later, Huntington hall undergoes modern upgrades, adding a large kitchen, offices, and ventilation. An 1876 account recalls Father Gigault’s alms house choir and the Marshes’ hospitality. The piece also mentions Hattie Farwell’s Amherst death by self-inflicted wound and a critical view of a new regiment band under Colonel Rice.
An officer shows strong personal commitment to his band with 42 men, three new clarinet players, and a saxophonist learning under tuition. Recruits may be useless until enlistment dates approach, but re-enlistment could aid other bandmasters facing shortages and the challenge of building a band from little.
The Opera House hosts Clever Jimmy Powers in The Runaway Girl with strong musical numbers led by Follow the Man From Cook's and Listen to the Band. Jerome Sykes Edna Hopper and a large cast headline Chris and the Wonderful Lamp, with Chris Wagstaff and Clara Lipman stars in The Girl in the Barracks on March 28–29.
Music hall crowds fill the venue as Lincoln J. Carter's Just Before Dawn company offers a strong, thriving production with a praised cast and enhanced scenery. Missouri Girl returns with a top cast, new lines, and $4000 in scenery, opening Thursday March 29 for three nights and Saturday matinee at Music Hall.
A popular theatre bills Marion Manola as the feature act with encores after encore from a large appreciative audience. The program includes Hosmer and Ross in The Sword's Point, Mr and Mrs Francois in Second Sight, Gordon Eldridh, Lotta Gladstone, a moving picture unit, and the trio Fitzgibbon McCoy Fitzgibbon. Matinee daily and evening performances with varied prices.
A New York Weekly cartoon caption features a sympathetic mother questioning why a man has trouble with his wife. The husband Ben retorts that his wife is not the type to marry for her parents’ approval, highlighting domestic tension in a brief humorous exchange.
A fragment from Drooklyn Life recalls a Golden Wedding quiz styled exchange about a fifty year marriage. A humorous back and forth features Queery and Hornbill arguing whether love endured, reflecting social tone in the piece.
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